Title: Study of indicators of urban environmentally sustainable development in China

Authors: Kunmin Zhang, Xueyang He, Zongguo Wen

Addresses: China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, 115 Xizhimennei Nanxiaojie, Beijing, 100035, China. ' Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. ' Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Abstract: The first part of the paper briefly reviews the study of the indicators of sustainable development, including the significance of the study, its recent progress, and common problems, and introduces the concept of genuine saving. The second part analyses the theoretical background and calculation method of genuine saving, and proposes a framework for the study of indicators in China. The third part illustrates the application of genuine saving in Sanming City and Yantai City. The last part discusses the applicability of genuine saving as an indicator in measuring environmentally sustainable development in an urban setting.

Keywords: China; genuine saving; genuine investment; indicators; sustainable development.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2003.004213

International Journal of Sustainable Development, 2003 Vol.6 No.2, pp.170-182

Published online: 10 May 2004 *

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